Deepa Shankar

Deepa Shankar
Born	Deepa (1978-06-10) 10 June 1978 (age 47) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Deepa Akka [1] [2]
Education	Kumaraguru College of Arts and Science
Occupations	Actress Television personality YouTuber Dance teacher
Years active	2002-present
Spouse	Shankar
Children	2

Deepa Shankar is an Indian actress who has works in the Tamil movie industry. ^[3]

Early life and career

She moved on from Thoothukudi to Coimbatore for her higher education at Kumaraguru College of Arts and Science. She auditioned for Metti Oli in which she was selected for a supporting role, which was her first on-screen role. After working in television, she was noticed for her role in Doctor (2021) for which one critic wrote that she had "imppecable comic timing". ^{[4] [5]} Another critic opined that "Then, there is Deepa Shankar, who gets some of the film’s funniest lines, and is great with physical comedy". ^{[5] [6]}

On the TV front, Deepa made a huge mark with appearance on the reality show Cooku with Comali season 2 . She also participated in another reality show Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai along with her husband Shankar. She is playing a guest role in the popular romantic TV show Abhi Tailor . ^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Mayandi Kudumbathar	Mayakka Sonakkarupu
	Vedigundu Murugesan	Ponni
2016	Kidaari	Ponnamma
2018	Semma	Muthupechi
	Kadaikutty Singam	Velunachiar Rani
2019	Magamuni	Gomathy
	Sillu Karuppatti	Cashier
	Sangathamizhan	Murugan's sister
2020	Pon Manickavel	Victim's mother
2021	Aelay	Village school teacher
	Mandela	Rathnam's wife
	Paramapadham Vilayattu	Chezhiyan's supporter
	Devadas Brothers	Jegathesh's mother
	Rudhra Thandavam	Maaran's mother
	Doctor	Preethi	Won, SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
	Udanpirappe	Vairavan's sister-in-law
	Jango	Servant
2022	Veetla Vishesham	Deepa
	Ward 126	Neighbour
	The Legend	Volunteer's wife
	DSP	Pandiyamma
2023	Soppana Sundari
	Rudhran	Karpagam
	Deiva Machan	Manjula
	Kathar Basha Endra Muthuramalingam
	Raavana Kottam	Deepa
	Thandatti	Thangaponnu's daughter
	DD Returns	Mallika
	Let's Get Married	Selvi
	License
	Va Varalam Va
2024	Aalakaalam	Amudha
	Pon Ondru Kanden	Karpagam
	Ninnu Vilayadu	Velu's mother
	Oru Nodi	Ponnuthayi
	Saamaniyan	Lakshmi
	Haraa	Judge
	Indian 2	Thambesh's sister
	Veerayi Makkal	Vadivu
	Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai	Avudaiyammal
	Rajakili	Deivanai
2025	Kalan
	Madraskaaran	Sathya's aunt
	Kaadhal Enbadhu Podhu Udamai	Mary
	Dragon	Maid
	Perusu	Sundari
	Robber	Sathya's mother
	Pei Kottu	Deepa
	Test	Karpagam
	Vallamai
	Peranbum Perungobamum
	Thalaivan Thalaivii	Pottu
	Aakkiramippu
	Vaanaran

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2002–2003	Metti Oli	Meena	Sun TV	Acting Debut
2005–2006	Muhurtham
2005–2007	Malargal	Revathy
2006–2009	Kolangal	Sundhari Rajesh
2007–2010	Megala	Thamarai
2012–2013	Karthigai Pengal
2015	Vani Rani	Muthupechi
2012–2017	Maragatha Veenai	Dhanam
2016–2018	Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2)	Pazhaniyammal	Vijay TV
2018–2020	Lakshmi Stores	Ponnamma	Sun TV	Bilingual TV series
2019		Shanthamma	Gemini TV
2019	Bharathi Kannamma	Shenbagam	Star Vijay	Photo appearance only
2019–2020	Nachiyapuram	Saraswathi	Zee Tamil
2020–2022	Senthoora Poove	Mariamma	Star Vijay
2020–2021	Anbudan Kushi	Rajeshwari	Star Vijay
2020-2021	Cooku With Comali Season 2	Contestant
2021	Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai season 3	Contestant
2021	Comedy Raja Kalakkal Rani	2nd Runner-up
2022	Raju Vootla Party	Raju's mother
2022	Abhi Tailor	Kamakshi	Colors Tamil	Cameo appearance [8]
	Idhu Solla Marandha Kadhai	Chandrakala
2022–2024	Meenakshi Ponnunga	Shantha	Zee Tamil
2023	Vidhya No.1	Deepa Laxmi		Cameo Appearance
2023	Bharathi Kannamma 2	Bhakyalakshmi	Star Vijay
2024	Seetha Raman	Sevappi	Zee Tamil
2024	Top Cooku Dupe Cooku (season 1)	Dupe Cooku	Sun TV

Dubbing Artist

Year	Actress	Title	Notes
2008	Poornima Indrajith	Kolangal	Dubbed for Chellamma character
2019	Rama	Namma Veetu Pillai
2025	Radha	Ethirneechal Thodargirathu	Dubbed for Sub-Inspector Thamaraiselvi character

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2021	Anbudan Kushi	Vijay Television Awards	Best Mother	Nominated
			Best Mamiyar	Nominated
2022	Doctor	10th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Tamil)	Won	[9]
2023	Meenakshi Ponnunga	Zee Tamil Kudumba Virudugal 2022	Best Comedian	Nominated
2023	Vidhya No.1	Zee Tamil Golden Moments Awards - 2023	Best Comedian	Won

References

1. "Vijay TV's Deepa Akka Opens Up About Sivakarthikeyan's Wife". News18. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
2. "நான் நினைச்ச மாறி அவங்க இல்லை... சிவகார்த்திகேயன் மனைவி பற்றி விஜய் டிவி தீபா அக்கா சொன்ன உண்மை!". News18 Tamil. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
3. "கணவருடன் சேர்ந்து மாடர்ன் டிரெஸ்ஸில் கலக்கும் குக் வித் கோமாளி புகழ் நடிகை தீபா!". News18 Tamil. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. "Doctor: From Redin Kingsley to Yogi Babu, 6 actors who shine in Sivakarthikeyan-starrer". 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. "Doctor Movie Review: Doctor is a deliciously dark comedy". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
6. "OTT: Crazy, surreal Tamil film Doctor, chasing Cleopatra's eggs & wild adventure". The Federal. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
7. "Deepa Shankar plays a cameo in Abhi Tailor".
8. "Deepa Shankar plays a cameo in Abhi Tailor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
9. "'Minnal Murali' and 'Doctor' win big in 'SIIMA 2022'. Check out the details here!". The Times of India. 12 September 2022.

External links

• Deepa Shankar at IMDb